My husband's mother is in her 90s, so he's made a point of visiting her every Fall to help her sift her belongings and spend some one-on-one time with her. This year, because he was busy working on election campaigning he didn't have time to go until December so I found myself alone on Christmas.
Of course, that meant I didn't have to fuss with making food, or cleaning house for company. I just had a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, a couple of cookies, and called it good. After about 12 hours sewing, I finished the Chilhowie Flimsy. Yay!
Last week, I ran across a batik fabric at Hancock's Paducah that appeared to have the same color palette as this quilt. I've been burned by batiks before, but it was on clearance, so I decided to go ahead and order some, even though there's a high risk the picture is a poor representation of the actual colors. I won't be receiving the fabric until after the first of the new year.
While waiting, I've been playing with my long-arm computer program to create a quilting plan. I spent an entire day trying to create a fall-themed design, but I couldn't come up with anything I liked. So, I'll probably compromise and use a nice set of pantographs from Christy Dillon with flowers. This is my tentative plan at the moment.
Now, I have a few days on my hands. If I were a responsible adult, I would get our new robot vacuum up and running and take the time to clear off the floors so it can do its work. But I know myself, and there isn't much chance it will happen while my hubby is out of town.
So, I've been playing in Electric Quilt, trying to decide the next pattern I want to use for the next living room throw quilt. I think I have about half a dozen good options, but it's tempting to make this past year's Indigo Way. Or, I could get started on this year's Bonnie Hunter mystery, Old Town, but then I won't know what the end product will look like.
Here are some options I've been considering.
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| Fall Foliage Spectacular quilt by Judy Martin (from Judy Martin's Cookies & Quilts book) |
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| County Clare Leader-Ender pattern from Bonnie Hunter |
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| Indigo Way from Bonnie Hunter (last year's mystery quilt that I still haven't made) |
I am waiting for my Pro-Stitcher system to arrive. I will have to haunt your blog to see all the wonderful things you have done over the years. I am always jealous of your program savvy!
ReplyDeleteI did have the benefit of local lessons and I've found quite a few folks who have demos on Youtube. But I have definitely learned from some mistakes. Good luck. You're surely going to enjoy the computerized quilting.
DeleteUninterrupted sewing time is always wonderful. Well done.
ReplyDeleteYes it definitely was. I've had quite a lot of free time this past week. I wish I didn't have to wait for fabric to be delivered before I could make the next quilt.
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